Article on Black WACS

[VenitHora]

Here is an article on a website I started. I had never heard of this unit before, and thought their story was interesting. I hope you enjoy reading it.

 

http://awartobewon.com/wwii-articles/the-6888th-delivers/

[gunbunnyB/3/75FA]

very interesting, thanks for posting.

[VenitHora]

Thank you,

 

Glad you enjoyed it.

[ghost]

Thanks for posting this story, I enjoyed it very much.

[bobgee]

Very interesting story, A reminder of what segregation existed during WWII. We've come a long way! Congrats to these hard-working and patriotic women for a job well done. Bobgee

[cutiger83]

There are a LOT of women who served with honor and distinction during ALL wars.

 

These women are actually a famous well-known unit. The oldest female living WWII veteran Alyce Dixon from this unit recently passed away.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/alyce-dixon-nations-oldest-female-world-war-ii-veteran-dies-at-108/2016/02/02/b5672038-c902-11e5-88ff-e2d1b4289c2f_story.html

 

“A lot of mothers wrote to ‘Buster, U.S. Army,’ or ‘Junior, U.S. Army,’ ” Mrs. Dixon told an Army publication. “We knew every service member had a number and we had difficulty finding them; however, we found every person.

 

 

The battalion’s commander, Major Charity Adams, is also a famous figure.

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_Adams_Earley

 

Charity Adams Earley (1918–2002) was the first African-American woman to be an officer in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (later WACS) and was the commanding officer of the first battalion of African-American women to serve overseas during World War II. Adams was the highest ranking African-American woman in the army by the completion of the war.

 

 

[VenitHora]

Thanks all for the comments. I appreciate it. Thanks for the additional pictures, Cutiger.